Strong Waist

Chapter 71 EFL Cup Semi-finals

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2019/2020 season, Premier League standings.

First: Arsenal, 19-4-1, 61 points.

Second: Liverpool, 20-1-4, 61 points.

Third: Manchester City, 19-2-3, 59 points.

The points of the top three teams are very tight.

Especially Liverpool, haunting, biting Arsenal tightly.

Manchester City is also behind Jin Shuai.

Whenever any team makes a mistake, there will be huge fluctuations in the standings.

There is even the possibility that Manchester City will become the leader.

At this time, you can't relax.

Compared with Manchester City and Arsenal, Liverpool's coach Klopp is very decisive.

He directly cut off the English League Cup and eliminated unnecessary consumption.

Focus on the league and the Champions League. If necessary, he can even give up the FA Cup.

After last season's championship, Liverpool and Klopp both want a championship to boost morale.

Of course, the bigger reason is to cut off Arsenal's road to the championship.

After all, Arsenal is still so terrifying this season. This guy is going to win the championship again and again, so they naturally won't do it.

Manchester City is greedier, but this is based on their strong bench capital.

Manchester City has been spending money and making so many signings for this purpose.

Their two sets of teams can fully cope with multi-line operations.

For this reason, they should be more relaxed under pressure.

Arsenal is currently the strongest team, but it is also targeted by all teams. It can be said that any game of Arsenal is full of intensity, which makes it difficult for them to keep points.

Fortunately, their state is really good.

Giroud in the forward line is in a period of great outbreak, and now he leads the Premier League scorer list with a big advantage. This season, there is a trend of breaking the 30-goal mark.

At the same time, Arsenal has not relaxed in defense.

Despite the pressure of multiple lines, they do not want to give up any event.

After the league, Arsenal will prepare for the League Cup semi-final with Aston Villa.

Aston Villa's position in the league table is not safe, they are floating near the relegation zone.

But even so, the team is still sprinting for the League Cup.

Of course, this is also because they lost too many points in the game at the beginning of the season. Even if they want to make up for some now, it is not easy.

After all, at the end of the season, under the pressure of the points battle, this season is completely two different modes.

No one will easily give up points, and there is a possibility of being beaten when encountering those strong teams.

However, Aston Villa is still desperate, they need a good result to boost morale.

And the League Cup is a good start.

Perhaps, if they are lucky, these giants will have problems in other competitions, they will steal one or two wins, fight each other in the final, and they may win the championship.

Aston Villa's wishful thinking is very loud, but when facing Arsenal, they are still under great pressure.

It can even be said that in the entire Premier League, only Arsenal gives people a feeling that they can't beat it at all.

Whether as a whole or individually, these guys are definitely top in Europe.

To this end, Aston Villa set up an iron bucket formation.

They have to get a draw in the first round away against Arsenal to have a glimmer of hope.

And Aston Villa's desperate defense also makes Arsenal feel extremely difficult.

"Aston Villa has a lot of small moves in the game, especially against Giroud and Saka, these two threat points are constantly challenging!"

Giroud's threat is too great. In this situation where this method cannot stop the opponent, Aston Villa took the initiative to provoke Giroud, hoping to provoke the opponent's mentality and make him make mistakes. In the best case, he will get a card or be directly sent off with a red card.

Giroud has gradually become irritable under repeated interference.

He even started to use his elbow to hit the opponent's defensive player's chest when attacking. Fortunately, the referee did not see it, otherwise he would definitely get a card.

Compared with Giroud, Saka is more excited.

Facing the opponent's verbal provocation, Saka became extremely irritable.

He began to dribble on the wing, and wanted to humiliate the opponent in a whim.

But Aston Villa had a plan when defending Saka, so they couldn't get through at all.

Eriksson couldn't hold the two, and Arsenal's attack became more and more chaotic.

Until the halftime break, Arsenal didn't get any goals.

"Damn! That shitty bastard, his mouth is as dirty as stinky shit!"

Saka was rarely angry.

He was so angry that his whole body was shaking. If it weren't for the remaining reason that told him not to make mistakes, he might have wrestled with the opponent.

Giroud's expression was also unusually dull.

He didn't say a word, but it was clear that this guy was at a critical point of explosion.

And Eriksson was a little at a loss.

Compared to Giroud, he was a latecomer, and his status and connections in the team were completely incomparable, so he couldn't suppress the opponent.

And Saka, the new prince of Arsenal, he didn't dare to move.

Mourinho also understood that in the face of this tactic, they needed to play more aggressively.

"In the second half, Eriksson and Kay alternated their positions more, letting Kay drive the offense!"

Lucky's impact in the frontcourt is doubtful, especially when faced with the opponent's pressure and press, Lucky can often perform surprisingly well.

At this moment, Mourinho believed that Lucky should be allowed to lead the offense.

And Lucky also did his part.

He tightened the captain's armband on his arm, turned to Saka and said: "In the second half, you should be more decisive when you push forward. I will pass the ball to you. If you encounter pressure, pass it back. Don't force yourself with the opponent." ,Calm down."

If it were anyone else, Saka probably wouldn't hang him, but Lucky is different.

To this end, Saka also nodded obediently.

No matter how angry he is, no one in Arsenal dares to confront Lucky.

Bang bang bang bang!

Lucky clapped his hands and shouted: "Okay, guys, we played in a very embarrassing manner in the first half. It's time to show off in the second half. First of all, we must stabilize the rhythm and make it more compact, so as to cool down your heated heads." "

At the same time, two commentators from Sky Sports commentary station were also talking about the game.

"After the first half of the game, Aston Villa completed the defensive task very well. They blocked Arsenal's offense again and again in the first half. At this point, they did a good job, despite the hand movements. A little more, and a few cards taken, but it’s all worth it!”

"Yes, for Aston Villa, what they need to do now is to maintain the rhythm of the game, make their defense stable, and at the same time be wary of Arsenal's tactical changes in the second half. I don't think Mourinho will If it remains the same, Arsenal will inevitably make a tactical adjustment!”

In the words of the two commentators, the second half of the game began.

The two teams did not make any substitutions in the lineup, but made some adjustments in tactics.

Based on the fierce pressing in the first half, Aston Villa began to shrink its defense line, further suppressing Arsenal's space in the frontcourt.

Arsenal frequently changes positions between Eriksen and Lucky.

During the game, Lucky received the ball from Eriksson, and he immediately felt someone rushing towards him from behind.

At this time, Lucai was unable to make a change of direction, so he directly shifted his weight back, and the two of them were in a fierce state together.

snort!

Lucky groaned slightly, but his body was not shaken by the other party.

On the other hand, the Aston Villa player who bumped into Lucky suffered chest pain from the collision and fell to the ground.

But this was Arsenal's offensive period, so the referee did not blow the whistle.

After Lucky adjusted, he calmly moved forward, and after a two-on-one cooperation with Giroud, he took a shot directly.

The ball missed the goal post and flew out of the baseline, but it was still a very threatening attack.

Meanwhile, the Aston Villa player was still lying on the ground.

"Trezeguet, I've never hit anyone before!"

Andy Gray couldn't help but complain.

After dozens of seconds, Trezeguet slowly got up.

Clearly, this guy was stalling for time.

Lucky's eyes narrowed slightly, they really needed to score.

Just one goal and they would defeat Aston Villa in an instant.

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